Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
12,133 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 11,862 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
2.2%
97.8%
Net pay
2.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
11,862 KWD
Net pay
330 KWD
Tax the employer pays
271 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
601 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 330 KWD to pay you 12,133 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.50 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
4.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 2.2% tax rate now rises to 4.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 2.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 145,596 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 142,341 KWD per year, or 11,862 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 2.2% and your marginal tax rate is 0.0%. This marginal tax rate means that your immediate additional income will be taxed at this rate. For instance, an increase of 100 KWD in your salary will be taxed 0 KWD, hence, your net pay will only increase by 100 KWD.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 KWD bonus will generate an extra 1,000 KWD of net incomes. A 5,000 KWD bonus will generate an extra 5,000 KWD of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 126669
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 118661
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 117205
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 111785
23.2%
4
Switzerland
KWD 87660
39.8%
5
Romania
KWD 85174
41.5%
6
Poland
KWD 84644
41.9%
7
United Kingdom
KWD 82179
43.6%
8
Greece
KWD 82165
43.6%
9
Norway
KWD 80921
44.4%
10
Spain
KWD 80839
44.5%
11
Austria
KWD 80828
44.5%
12
Denmark
KWD 78537
46.1%
13
Luxembourg
KWD 77546
46.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 76343
47.6%
15
Sweden
KWD 75742
48.0%
16
Germany
KWD 74751
48.7%
17
Ireland
KWD 74433
48.9%
18
France
KWD 72805
50.0%
19
Italy
KWD 68302
53.1%
20
Finland
KWD 58309
60.0%
21
Belgium
KWD 56092
61.5%
22
Portugal
KWD 55158
62.1%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 87884
39.6%
1
Canada
KWD 74837
48.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 128949
11.4%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 121852
16.3%
2
Singapore
KWD 116194
20.2%
3
Indonesia
KWD 99564
31.6%
4
Thailand
KWD 98869
32.1%
5
Pakistan
KWD 96009
34.1%
6
Vietnam
KWD 95141
34.7%
7
Taiwan
KWD 95094
34.7%
8
Philippines
KWD 92551
36.4%
9
New Zealand
KWD 92083
36.8%
10
Malaysia
KWD 91816
36.9%
11
China
KWD 88798
39.0%
12
Japan
KWD 86578
40.5%
13
South Korea
KWD 85353
41.4%
14
Australia
KWD 83065
43.0%
15
India
KWD 72230
50.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 129103
11.3%
1
Brazil
KWD 105729
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 101209
30.5%
3
Panama
KWD 99226
31.9%
4
Uruguay
KWD 96805
33.5%
5
Mexico
KWD 96117
34.0%
6
Colombia
KWD 96047
34.0%
7
Puerto Rico
KWD 95873
34.2%
8
Chile
KWD 94844
34.9%
9
Argentina
KWD 94635
35.0%
10
Peru
KWD 91596
37.1%
11
Ecuador
KWD 87244
40.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 105974
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 102073
29.9%
2
Nigeria
KWD 99073
32.0%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 98978
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 96618
33.6%
5
Mozambique
KWD 95316
34.5%
6
Zambia
KWD 89631
38.4%
7
Cameroon
KWD 89024
38.9%
8
Morocco
KWD 88922
38.9%
9
Senegal
KWD 87708
39.8%
10
South Africa
KWD 83129
42.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 81173
44.3%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 142341
2.2%
1
Bahrain
KWD 141400
2.9%
2
Saudi Arabia
KWD 141178
3.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 138316
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 138316
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 133948
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 109282
24.9%
7
Lebanon
KWD 109255
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 84855
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 80312
44.8%
10
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NOTE* Deductions are calculated based on the tables of Kuwait, income tax. For simplification purposes some variables (such as marital status and others) have been assumed. This document does not represent legal authority and shall be used for approximation purposes only.

NOTE** Since January 1st, 2015, employee contributions to Kuwait's social security have increased by 2.5%, for a total of 10.5%. After a certain salary cap, the contribution goes back to 8%.